The cannon fodder original wife's bad story

Chapter 499

Alu was traveling at night in fine clothes, and was about to leave on horseback. All the guests had dispersed, and only the deserted Man Yue Tower was left. Zhu Baoyue ran out with her skirt lifted up, and two little maids were chasing after her, but they could not catch up with the anxious Zhu Baoyue.

"Brother Aru, wait a moment."

There were still pleasure boats on the river bank at this moment. It should have been cloudy, but the moon was half exposed, seeming to be looming in the night.

Aruben had already mounted his horse, but upon seeing this he dismounted.

"Miss Baoyue, please come slowly. I will be waiting here."

There were twenty or thirty stone steps in the Man Yue Building. Zhu Baoyue, supported by two maids, came to the horse and said, "Brother Alu, the gift is too heavy."

She took out a small and exquisite jewelry box from her wide sleeves. She thought it was an ordinary hairpin, but after opening it, she realized that it was actually a peacock gold hairpin.

Not to mention the round and lustrous pearls inlaid on it, each of which is evenly spaced and obviously a good product, even the emerald eyes on the peacock's pistil are expensive.

A'lu laughed, "Just keep it, young lady. Our young lady really likes the shoes and socks you made yourself. She said that things she loves are priceless. So I'll give you a Zan hairpin as a token of my appreciation."

Zhu Baoyue was flattered.

"It's not worth it... It's just a pair of shoes and socks. Fortunately, the young lady doesn't despise my craftsmanship, otherwise it would be a worthless item. This hairpin looks valuable. I beg you to take it back and say that I thank the young lady for her kindness."

It was not clean to say that her pair of red and tender hands had been all over the stinky bodies of men. But she was afraid that people would dislike her if she really did some needlework.

She had the courage to make shoes and socks for Song Guanzhou because the young lady inadvertently mentioned that she liked the patterns she embroidered on the corners of her clothes.

She had nothing and wanted to give a gift but she was short of money.

The gift that the young lady secretly sent to Man Yue Tower was no less than what the four young masters had given before. She carefully sewed these shoes and socks, which could only be said to be a token of her affection, but she did not expect the young lady to like them.

Who would have thought that not long after the Fourth Young Master arrived home, Alu would come galloping over and present him with a valuable gift.

"Miss Baoyue, you know the young lady's personality very well. If this hairpin was not valuable, I'm afraid she wouldn't have sent it to you. Since it has been sent to you, you can take it. Don't worry. Sister Rendong has already looked it over. There is nothing wrong with it. You can wear it normally."

Thinking of this, Zhu Baoyue's eyes turned red.

"Young Madam has taken great care of me. How can a lowly person like me repay you?"

Alu rarely saw Zhu Baoyue without any lead powder washed off. At this moment, she came in a plain skirt with her hair tied up, looking somewhat noble. But when she met the young lady, she could not hide her excitement.

"The young lady said that everyone's safety is better than thousands of gold and silver, power and position."

"Okay... okay, everything is fine..."

Alu got on his horse and said, "Take care, young lady. The curfew drum will sound soon. I have to return to the mansion by now. Goodbye."

After saying this, he rode off into the night.

The boat girl sang in a humming voice, singing out the regrets of lonely men and resentful women, and also singing out the bitterness in their hearts. The old woman put on her clothes and chased after her. Seeing the girl standing on the stone steps, gazing at the distance, she hurriedly helped her up and said, "The autumn frost is about to fall, and the dew is heavy. Don't let your heart be hurt."

Zhu Baoyue wiped the moisture from the corners of her eyes and let out a long sigh.

"Mom, today is a great day."

Good day? Old Lady Zhu looked at the half-hidden moon in the sky, and felt the chill of the night coming. She nodded randomly, "It is a good day, my son, go in quickly. It would be a waste of such a good day if you hurt yourself."

Zhu Baoyue helped Zhu Laonian into the Manyue Tower. With a creaking sound, the door closed, and the day's feast came to a happy end.

Pei An, on the other hand, drank a lot of wine in Man Yue Tower in the evening. After returning to Shao Hua Garden to bathe, he saw Song Guanzhou got a pair of shoes he liked. He became interested, so he asked the maid to prepare a midnight snack and dragged Pei An to have a drink.

"Please spare me, my lady. I have to go on duty tomorrow."

He has now reached a critical moment. If all goes well, he will probably be sent to another post in the spring. Also, after late October, all civil and military officials of high rank in various regions will gather in the capital to report their annual affairs to the six ministries and undergo three examinations.

"Three tests?" This was Song Guanzhou's blind spot. Seeing her curiosity, Pei An was willing to teach her. "For example, when a prefect goes to the capital, he will take turns to report on the various public affairs of the area under his jurisdiction in the past year to the six ministries. The various ministries in the capital will evaluate the prefect's performance, lessons, and merits."

"So you are also very busy?"

"Of course. The days ahead will probably be even busier than before His Majesty's birthday banquet. The Hanlin Academy will participate in the examinations of various ministries. We won't be able to relax until the end of December, when His Majesty stops writing."

Song Guanzhou is now idle and feels a little sympathy for Pei An, a social animal worker.

But not much—

"I'm in high spirits and I have to drink this wine. Why don't you go to bed early, Silang? I'll go to my cousin's room."

She wanted to get up and call Honeysuckle.

Pei An was helpless. "Forget it, forget it. I'll put a small fire in the yard and roast whatever you want. As for the drinks, I'll have one and you three. How about that?"

In the middle of the night, he let her get up from her sleep and woke up his cousin Xu. He felt sorry for her.

It couldn't be better that Pei An is willing to sit with me.

Song Guanzhou gave the order. Fortunately, the small kitchen knew Song Guanzhou's temperament and prepared some dishes at all times. The charcoal fire was lit under the pergola. Song Guanzhou had the pergola dismantled, and he smelled the fragrance of the beautiful osmanthus flowers growing next door and felt the cool autumn air.

"Madam, is it a brisk autumn day? I just feel cold."

A'ru didn't understand romance, and seeing that Song Guanzhou was in a good mood, he also dared to joke around. Song Guanzhou snorted coldly, "Just drink and eat, don't spoil the fun."

It just so happened that the maids and old women had not yet rested, so Song Guanzhou invited them all over, regardless of whether they were masters or servants, and the room became lively.

Pei Chen returned before curfew and saw the bustling Shaohua Garden. He followed the sound and came to the gate of the courtyard. Although the gate was closed, the aroma of barbecue wafting into his nose made him salivate.

He sent a servant to knock on the door, and Alu ran to open it, "Prince!"

"Old Four, what did you eat that you didn't even call your second brother to come?" Hearing the drunken words, Pei An stood up and personally went over to Pei Chen and took his arm, "You went out to hang out again, but you drank a lot of wine."

"Have fun today!"

Pei Chen half pressed his body on Pei An, "Second brother doesn't like fame, wealth, and power, he just wants to live a happy half life." He is just a vulgar man, who doesn't understand romance, and only loves the warmth, softness, fragrance, and flattery in the building.

Ren Dong took a thin silk gown and put it on Song Guanzhou, and greeted Pei Chen. Pei Chen shook his head, "Guanzhou, why are you being so polite? Sit down quickly. Second brother is not an outsider, unlike your second sister-in-law who is petty and obsessed. Second brother admires you very much--"

Wow, I’m really drunk.